Appendix A National Transport Tokens

A sample of councils offering tokens: Selby District Council (£8) Telford & Wrekin (£16) West Lindsey District Council (£18) City of York Council (£20) Stroud District Council (£20) Wellingborough Borough Council (£22) District Council (£25) West Oxfordshire District Council (£31)

Councils offering tokens, on payment of a fee: North District Council (Pay £1 fee, receive £18 worth of tokens) Kettering Borough Council (Pay £11 fee, receive £30 worth of tokens) Council (Pay £15 fee, receive £30 worth of tokens) Cherwell District Council (Pay £1 fee, receive £31 worth of tokens) Braintree District Council (Pay £15 fee, receive £40 worth of tokens) East Northamptonshire District Council (Pay £10 fee, receive £47 worth of tokens) Colchester Borough Council (Pay £12 fee, receive £48 worth of tokens) District Council (Pay £5 fee, receive £60 worth of tokens) Borough Council (Pay £20 fee, receive £70 worth of tokens)

Councils offering tokens to the over 60s only: West Lancashire District Council (£28)

Councils offering tokens to disabled people only: Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council (£25) District Council (£30) Christchurch Borough Council (£30) Daventry District Council (£30) East District Council (£30) Fareham Borough Council (Pay £5, receive £35 worth of tokens)

Councils offering tokens of differing amounts according to age: East Hampshire District Council (£24 for 60-69 yrs, £30 for 70+ yrs, £50 for wheelchair users/blind, £75 for wheelchair users/blind with carer) Rushmoor Borough Council (£46.50 for 75+ yrs, £51.50 for disabled) South Oxfordshire District Council (£20 for 70+ yrs, £40 for disabled) District Council (over 80s or disabled, £50 for urban and £80 for rural)

Councils offering tokens of differing amounts according to geographical location: Harrogate Borough Council (£18.40 for rural, £9.20 for urban but urban is for disabled people only) Wychavon District Council (over 80s or disabled, £50 for urban and £80 for rural)

Councils offering tokens to over 60s who are receiving benefits: Hart District Council (£40 for over 60s who are receiving housing or Council Tax Benefit, £55 for disabled) Appendix A

Councils offering tokens provided the applicant does not own a private motor car: Council (£50 – applicant or their spouse must not own a car and either not have a bus stop within 0.5 miles or suffer from a medical condition that prevents them using buses)

A sample of councils no longer offering tokens: Bournemouth Council Council (offering a £50 “taxi card” instead) East Riding of Yorkshire Elmbridge Borough Council Epsom & Ewell Borough Council Guildford Borough Council Leeds City Council Mid- District Council New Forest District Council (offering £40 of “local travel vouchers” instead) North Borough Council (offering “taxi vouchers” instead. £40 for single, £60 for couple) Oswestry Borough Council Powys County Council Reigate & Banstead Borough Council District Council Runnymede Borough Council South Gloucestershire Council South Northamptonshire Council Test Valley Borough Council District Council (tokens replaced by a Community Taxi Scheme) Winchester City Council Woking Borough Council

Information taken from Council websites on 9 th and 10 th June 2008